Re: "For example: YAGNI. "Your ain't gonna need it." It could be used to advocate for deferring a decision for which you don't have enough info..." Another rul

Re: "For example: YAGNI. "Your ain't gonna need it." It could be used to advocate for deferring a decision for which you don't have enough info..." Another rule of thumb is "know your domain". Re: "Good engineers don't spew out slogans. They explain their reasoning." That is true, but it's also good to have summary reminders. People won't remember most 2 hour lectures unless refreshed over time, and rules of thumb are one way to do this without re-attending the same 2 hour lecture over and over. In the ideal world they'd re-attend the full lectures (or close to) to get a refresh, but that's not the way most humans do things.